UVa Women in Second Place after First Round of ACCsNielson Stands Second Overall with Opening Round 69

Greensboro, NC The third-ranked Virginia women’s golf team is in second place after the opening round of the ACC Championships taking place at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Virginia shot 11-over 295 on the par-71 course and trails No. 11 Wake Forest by nine shots. No. 10 North Carolina is third at 300, No. 35 NC State is fourth at 302 and No. 12 Duke is fifth at 309. The Blue Devils have won 13 consecutive ACC titles.

Virginia was led by Calle Nielson, who is in second place after shooting 2-under 69. Lene Krog and Kristen Simpson are tied for ninth at 74 and Jennie Arseneault and Whitney Neuhauser are 20th at 78. Nielson’s round included three birdies and an eagle along with three bogeys.